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Pratikshya Regmi at Oak Ridge National Laboratory

Oct 26, 2026

Beyond the Storm: Tracking Forest Resilience After Hurricane Helene

During a summer internship at Oak Ridge National Laboratory, NC State Geospatial Analytics Ph.D. candidate Pratikshya Regmi used multi-temporal lidar to investigate hurricane-driven forest damage, delayed canopy loss, and early recovery in western North Carolina.
Headshot of Danny Lackey

Oct 7, 2026

Student Researcher Spotlight – Danny Lackey

2026-27 Global Change Research Fellow and first year Geospatial Analytics Ph.D. student, Danny Lackey, shares his work on how people move and interact with parks and protected areas.

Oct 5, 2026

Forests are dying along North Carolina’s coast – and it’s speeding up

A new study, led by Geospatial Analytics Ph.D. student TItilayo Tajudeen, finds that coastal forest loss in North Carolina's Albermarle-Pamlico Peninsula began accelerating in 2010 and may still be speeding up.
Kelly at the 16th ICRS in Auckland, New Zealand

Sep 22, 2026

Sea‘urchin’ for Solutions Across Scales at the ICRS New Zealand

From glowworms to giant eels to the world's largest coral reef conference, Kelly van Woesik's trip to New Zealand blended breathtaking wildlife encounters with urgent research on why Hawaii's sea urchins are quietly destroying its coral reefs.

Aug 5, 2026

Global One Health Fellow Spotlight – Kelly van Woesik

Learn more about Ph.D. student Kelly van Woesik and how the Global One Health Fellowship helped support her research on the impacts of sea-level rise on environmental and public health in the U.S. Southeast.
Adam Bloom poses with his poster at the ICCS 2026 meeting.

Jul 27, 2026

Estimating Air Pollution From Space at ICCS 2026

Ph.D. student Adam Bloom reflects on presenting his research on satellite-based air pollution monitoring, exploring advances in AI and scientific computing, and building an international network of collaborators at the International Conference on Computational Science.
Headshots of the 14 2026-2026 Global Change Research Fellows

Jun 15, 2026

Four Geospatial Analytics PhD Students Named 26-27 Global Change Research Fellows

Prizma Chapagain, Sara Cornejo Zepeda, Danny Lackey, and Natasha von Seelen will join other graduate students in a year-long program dedicated to interdisciplinary studies, professional growth, and cooperative climate adaptation science.
People organizing supplies at an NC State facility with piles of bottled water and other goods.

May 29, 2026

Geospatial Perspectives on Hurricane Helene’s Impacts at IALE-NA

At IALE-NA, Ph.D. student Pratikshya Regmi presented her research on Hurricane Helene’s geomorphic impacts and connected with experts leveraging remote sensing to map landscape disturbance.
A forest scene in autumn with tall trees, a dirt path, and a flowing stream.

Apr 7, 2026

How to Improve Collaboration Between Scientists and Tribal Nations

A team of Center and Tribal researchers has developed a blueprint for creating research agreements that enable respectful research with Tribes and on Tribal lands.
Aerial view of a neighborhood with red and brown tiled roofs, dense greenery, and a small pond.

Mar 27, 2026

Water, Water Everywhere – But How to Find It?

A new study finds that commercial satellite imagery data often outperforms public data sets when identifying surface water, but that public data sets may be better at detecting water hidden by forest cover.